Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences using the adverbs in brackets in their correct
place.
Model: I surf the Web after dinner. (always) → I always surf the Web after dinner.
They are late. (never) → They are never late.
1. We go out on Friday evening. (always).
2. I go to the movies. (hardly ever).
3. I smoke. (never).
4. They are late. (always).
5. I go shopping at the weekend. (usually).
6. You do the washing up. (hardly ever).
7. I read magazines. (rarely).
8. She’s in when I call. (hardly ever).
9. We have time for a nap. (sometimes).
10. I go to the movies. (often)
11. He’s on time. (seldom).
12. I’m at work at 8 a.m. (always).
13. I comb my hair in front of a mirror. (always).
14. I drink green tea. (hardly ever).
1. We always go out on Friday evening.
2. I hardly ever go to the movies.
3. I never smoke.
4. They are always late.
5. I usually go shopping at the weekend.
6. You hardly ever do the washing up.
7. I rarely read magazines.
8. She is hardly ever in when I call.
9. We sometimes have time for a nap.
10. I often go to the movies.
11. He is seldom on time.
12. I’m always at work at 8 a.m.
13. I always comb my hair in front of a mirror.
14. I hardly ever drink green tea.
Put the Verbs in Brackets into the Correct Passive Form:
1)The room (clean) yet? Can I use it?
2)When you return from your journey, this novel already (publish).
3)The results (announce) tomorrow.
4)All the work (do) by 6 o'clock yesterday.
5)Wait a little! Your problem (discuss) now.
6)My house (paint) the whole day yesterday.
7)Tomorrow by 5 o'clock everything (prepare).
8)Where is my bike? It (repair) now.
9)Apples should (eat) every day.
10)It is very dark. Nothing can (see).
Active or Passive? Put the Verbs in Brackets into the Correct Form:
1)Your house looks different. You (paint) it?
2)Two people (arrest) last night.
3)The room looked nice. It (clean).
4)The man next door (disappeared) six month ago. Nobody (see) him since then.
4 Change Active into Passive:
My mother usually does the cooking.
He wrote his new book last year.
She is painting the fence now.
Ann has just cleaned her room
they will build a new school next year
1)The room has not been cleaned yet? Can I use it?
2)When you return from your journey, this novel will have already been published.
3)The results will be announced tomorrow.
4)All the work had been done by 6 o’clock yesterday.
5)Wait a little! Your question is being discussed now.
6)My house was painted the whole day yesterday.
7)Tomorrow by 3 o’clock everything will have been prepared.
8)Where is my bike? It being repairing now?
9) Apples should be eaten every day.
10)It is very dark. Nothing can have been seen.
1)Your house looks different. Have you painted it?
2)Two people were arrested last night.
4)The man next door disappeared six month ago. Nobody has seen him since then
4.
The cooking is usually done by my mother.
His new book was written last year.
The fence is being painted now.
The room has just been cleaned be Ann.
A new school will be built next year.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.
Example: Who has seen (see) my umbrella?
1. – What _______________(you / do)? – I _______________(write) a letter.
2. Samantha _______________(play) tennis with her friends every weekend.
3. Tim and Matilda _______________(be) married since 1991.
4. Uncle Bill _______________(just / decorate) the bathroom.
5. Pauline and Tom _______________(sing) in the school choir twice a week.
6. Who________________(you / speak) to?
7. Sarah is very happy. She _______________(win) a poetry competition.
8. He _________________(drink) two cups of coffee this morning.
9. My friend________________(live) in America at the moment.
10. They _____________(usually / change) jobs every five years.
11. I _________________(normally / cut) my hair myself.
12. Linda _________________(study) in the library for three hours.
13. We _________________(play) in a concert next weekend.
14. Who _________________(read) my diary?
15. Tim _________________(leave) the house at 7 o’clock every morning.
1. Who has been using (use) my toothbrush?
2. “What (are you/doing)?” “I (am writing) a letter”.
3. Samantha (plays) tennis with friends every weekend.
4. Tim and Matilda (have been) married since 1991.
5. Uncle Bill (has just/decorated) the bathroom.
6. Pauline and Tom (sing) in the school choir twice a week.
7. Who did you speak (are/were you speaking) to?
8. Sarah is very happy. She (has won) a poetry competition.
9. He has drunk (He drank) two cups of coffee this morning.
10. My friend (is living) in America at the moment.
11. They (usually/change) jobs every five years.
12. I (normally/cut) my hair myself.
13. Linda (has been studying) in the library for three hours.
14. We (are playing) in a concert next weekend.
15. Who (has been reading) my diary?